Anthony Fauci Criticized by US Comedians D. L. Hughley and Bill Maher

Comedian D. L. Hughley responded to rapper Nicki Minaj’s social‑media attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci, arguing that the former public‑health official should not bear the blame for the COVID‑19 response and that criticism should instead focus on former President Donald Trump’s pandemic comments. Hughley made these remarks while attending a celebrity golf tournament, referencing Trump’s 2020 statements about experimental COVID‑19 treatments and the death of Herman Cain.

Talk‑show host Bill Maher also targeted Dr. Fauci on HBO’s “Real Time,” accusing the former NIAID director of misleading the public about the origins of the coronavirus. Maher cited Fauci’s extensive Fifth‑Amendment testimony during a Senate hearing and questioned the dismissal of the lab‑leak hypothesis, linking the debate to broader political and scientific controversy surrounding the pandemic.